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Development Specialists, Inc. v. Dechert LLP

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Case Number:

1:11-cv-05984

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Bankruptcy Withdrawal

Judge:

Colleen McMahon

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  1. September 25, 2015

    Dechert, Coudert End Row Over Partner Defections

    The bankruptcy administrator for Coudert Brothers LLP and Dechert LLP jointly asked a New York federal judge to formally close the book on their dispute over claims that Dechert underpaid for the mega law firm's Paris office, a little over a month after Dechert agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle the row.

  2. June 16, 2015

    Fed-Up Judge Kicks Coudert-Dechert Tiff To Bankruptcy Court

    An exasperated New York federal judge kicked a clawback suit by the Coudert Brothers LLP bankruptcy administrator claiming Dechert LLP underpaid for the mega law firm's Paris office back to bankruptcy court Tuesday after being greeted by a discovery spat upon her return from vacation.

  3. May 07, 2015

    Dechert Can't Shake Clawback Suit Over Coudert Paris Deal

    A New York federal judge Thursday kept alive the Coudert Brothers LLP bankruptcy administrator's suit claiming Dechert LLP underpaid for the mega law firm's Paris office, allowing additional fact discovery to determine whether former Coudert partners had left the firm without billing for work already performed.

  4. September 04, 2014

    Dechert Told To Break Down Coudert Paris Client Data

    A New York magistrate judge on Thursday directed Dechert LLP to break down how much it collected from each client it took on from the Paris office of now-defunct Coudert Brothers LLP, in litigation claiming the acquisition defrauded Coudert creditors.

  5. August 25, 2014

    Dechert's Privilege Misstep Exposes Ethical Minefield

    A recent finding that Dechert LLP waived attorney-client privilege when it failed to secure electronic data generated during its takeover of Coudert Brothers LLP's Paris office is a reminder that lawyers must be as diligent with firm administrative matters as they are in the courtroom to avoid ethical traps, experts say.

  6. August 14, 2014

    Dechert Fires Back In Coudert Discovery Dispute

    Dechert LLP told a New York magistrate judge Wednesday to reject the Coudert Brothers LLP bankruptcy administrator's request for client-by-client details on how much Dechert earned on pending client work it had acquired from taking over the defunct firm's Paris office, saying it has already produced all the required information.

  7. August 13, 2014

    Coudert Admin Seeks Specifics On Dechert's Billables

    Coudert Brothers LLP's bankruptcy administrator asked a New York magistrate judge on Tuesday to order Dechert LLP to disclose on a client-by-client basis how much it earned on pending client work it acquired from taking over the defunct firm's Paris office, arguing that the judge has already ruled that the information can be subject to discovery.

  8. August 11, 2014

    Dechert Says Coudert Administrator Is Altering Discovery Map

    Dechert LLP told a New York federal judge Monday morning that Coudert Brothers LLP's bankruptcy administrator is improperly trying to narrow a blackout on its access to data from the two firms' shared servers — but the administrator said Monday night that it used the judge's "express language" in its discovery proposal.

  9. July 31, 2014

    Dechert Can't Recover Tapes From Coudert Paris Takeover

    A New York magistrate judge on Thursday held that Dechert LLP's "laxity" in protecting computerized client information during its takeover of defunct Coudert Brothers LLP's Paris office means that the files can stay with the Coudert bankruptcy administrator, which claims Dechert underpaid in the transaction.

  10. June 03, 2014

    Dechert Abandoned Sensitive Docs To Coudert, Court Told

    Coudert Brothers LLP's bankruptcy administrator urged a New York federal judge Monday not to let Dechert LLP claw back sensitive documents it "abandoned" on servers the firms shared for four months in a Paris office.